The partnership, called the Big Fostering Partnership, has been launched as a pilot in the West Midlands. Talks are taking place with other councils to join the partnership, which plans to form further regional taskforces across the UK.
The taskforce identifies looked-after children in children's homes who could benefit from moving to foster care.
It then ensures foster carers are recruited and have the right training and experience in place to support children, who may have experienced trauma and struggle to form relationships.
Involved in the partnership are Staffordshire and Dudley councils and independent foster agency National Fostering Group.
Funding for the scheme has been granted through the Department of Culture, Media and Sport’s Life Chances Fund, and through social investor Big Issue Invest.
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